In this episode of the GitHub Podcast, Cassidy, Abby, and Andrea are joined by developer advocate, educator, and creator of CodeTV, Jason Lengstorf. They uncover Jason’s journey through open source, from live coding streams to building engaging, educational content for developers, touching on the evolution of JavaScript, the rise of AI tools and MCP, and how open source continues to empower creators and communities along the way. Finally, the team spotlights their favorite open source projects and discusses why fun, accessibility, and collaboration are essential to developer learning today.
Links mentioned in the episode:
https://www.learnwithjason.dev
https://github.com/colinhacks/zod
https://github.com/jherr
https://github.com/sdras
https://github.com/svg/svgo
https://github.com/pearcleaner/pearcleaner
https://cobalt.tools
https://github.com/philosowaffle/Peloton-to-Garmin
https://graphql.org
https://nextjs.org
https://tailwindcss.com
This episode of The GitHub Podcast is hosted by Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Andrea Griffiths, and Cassidy Williams. The show is edited, mixed and produced by Victoria Marin. Thank you to our production partner, editaudio.